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STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 15, 2021 • 5 min read

Myanmar coup Protests after Myanmar junta cuts internet, deploys troops

By Agence France-Presse • Feb 15, 2021
In Myanmar, the military cut internet nationwide and deployed extra troops around the country on February 15, as the junta intensified its crackdown on anti-coup protests and dissent as defiant demonstrators again took to the streets

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 12, 2021 • 9 min read

Myanmar coup How to squeeze Myanmar’s military without hurting its people

By Kiana Duncan • Feb 12, 2021
Boycotts are taking place across Myanmar as citizens attempt to hurt the military-affiliated firms embedded throughout the wider economy. But for those out of the country, the question now is how to hit the pockets of the Tatmadaw without harming the people

Feb 11, 2021 • 10 min read
Youth protests

Junta to junta: As Milk Tea Alliance brews in Myanmar, how far can it go?

As scores of people take to the streets across Myanmar, shared symbols and solidarity are growing in Thailand as the movement is welcomed into the Milk Tea Alliance. A growing presence across the region, how far can this youth-led online activist movement spread?
By Wanpen Pajai • Feb 11, 2021

Feb 11, 2021 • 7 min read
Opinion

J&T protest reveals Malaysians’ lack of empathy for low-wage workers

Despite J&T workers apologising for throwing packages around, the public’s condemning reaction in Malaysia has demonstrated a lack of empathy for low-wage workers in the face of economic hardship, the pandemic and low-wage exploitation
By Huei Ting Cheong • Feb 11, 2021

Feb 10, 2021 • 14 min read
Land disputes

In Cambodia, this village shows even the wealthy are vulnerable to land grabbing

While high-profile land grabbing disputes involving disempowered communities have made headlines in Cambodia in recent years, the case of Arey Ksat – a village of well-connected and wealthy residents near Phnom Penh – shows few are safe from the practice
By Andrew Haffner • Feb 10, 2021

Feb 10, 2021 • 5 min read
Myanmar coup

Myanmar military raids Suu Kyi’s party offices as US, UN slam violence

Myanmar's military raided the Yangon headquarters of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party in the late hours of 9 February, officials said, as the United States joined the UN in "strongly" condemning violence against protesters demanding a return to democracy
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 10, 2021

Feb 09, 2021 • 15 min read
Ten to watch

Meet the top 10 young Cambodians shaping the Kingdom’s future

The Focus Cambodia team has picked ten figures from Cambodia’s next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders that are shaping the future of the Kingdom through digital innovation, environmental responsibility, and community building
By Stew Post • Feb 09, 2021

Feb 09, 2021 • 4 min read
Myanmar coup

Myanmar anti-coup protesters defy junta warnings

Anti-coup protesters defied warnings from Myanmar's generals and rallied Tuesday for a fourth straight day, after the military imposed a ban on gatherings at flashpoint sites.
By Agence France-Presse • Feb 09, 2021